Daniel N Jones

Meat manager, safeway, sep 2021 current Benson, AZ

• Overseeing the meat department operations in grocery stores supervising staff hiring training scheduling, elevating meat department employees.

• Assuring quality safety and customer satisfaction

• Adhearing to health and safety regulations

• inventory management monitoring stocks levels, ordering supplies and ensuring proper storage and preparations of products

• Sales in merchandising, developing and implementing sale strategies, creating displays and promoting meat products to increase sales

• problem solving identifying or resolving problems in the meat department, such as inventory issues, quality concerns and customer complaints.

• monitoring sales data, analyzing trend and implementing strategies to improve profitability.

• Produced special cuts of meat ordered by customers
• Cut, trimmed, boned, tied, and ground meats such as pork, beef, poultry, and fish
• Maintained positive working relationship with customers, team members, and leadership
• Performed various clean up duties such as cleaning scales, maintaining knives, and moving pans of meat to various stations
• Prepared and placed meat cuts and products in display counters to catch shoppers' eye
• Weighed, wrapped, labeled, and priced cuts of meat
• Estimated supply requirements and ordered new products to maintain inventories
• Received meat deliveries and rotated stock to maintain freshness
• Operated meat cutting tools safely, including grinders, saws, knives, sharpener, tenderizer, and slicer
• Kept meat stored at correct range of temperature to prevent spoilage
• Assessed quality of meat products to maintain highest standards for quality, protecting customers by discarding unsafe meats
• Cut meat to size based on customers' orders or for display in meat and poultry display cases
• Inspected meat products for defects, bruises, and excess fat on trimmed cuts
• Cut and trimmed meat accurately with minimal waste
• Assembled and tore down equipment in work area at beginning and end of shifts
• Cut and weighed steaks and chops and separated meats and byproducts into specified containers, sealing each properly to minimize spoilage potential
• Cut and trimmed meat according to quality standards for presentation

• Assisted in-store customers in selecting desirable types of seafood based on individual tastes
• Cleaned and sanitized display cases every day for optimal safety and prevention of food-borne illnesses
• Operated slicer to remove desired cuts from unprocessed fish for customers
• Restocked cases throughout each day to keep full and attractive merchandise displays
• Maintained highest quality shopping experience by answering questions and recommending products
• Helped customers build meal solutions with targeted recommendations for different types of events

• Packed and unpacked items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses and storage yards
• Examined and inspected stock items for wear or defects, reporting damage to supervisors
• Obtained merchandise from bins or shelves
• Completed all required paperwork within anticipated timeframes
• Maintained good working relationship with co-workers and management
• Assisted team members and managers with tasks to maintain productivity and meet project milestones
• Kept work area organized and clutter-free
• Volunteered for and tackled new assignments and tasks to ease staff member burden
• Completed all assigned tasks prior to shift end
• Assisted customers by locating products on shelves or in backroom and retrieved desired items for purchase
• Bagged purchased groceries in neat fashion, carefully handling perishables and balancing weight of each package